Tony Leon
Tony Leon
Anthony James "Tony" Leonis a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance. He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from leadership in 2007. Before that, he led the Democratic Party from 1994. He is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the advent of democracy in 1994. Although still a member of the DA, he served as the South African...
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We need to match the promises of the Constitution with action; action which enables women to be free from fear, and which gives them proper access to public healthcare, public education and economic opportunity.
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I think voters are repulsed by the floor-crossers who took away their democratic mandate and this is an opportunity to make it right.
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If you vote ANC, you get failed delivery and corruption. Voting for a third party is the same as voting ANC. And if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve.
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The inevitable upshot is increased voter apathy and disengagement with the political process.
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I sincerely hope that people will vote on the issues, because if they do, the Democratic Alliance will do very well.
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No more back-door tenders. No more closed-door meetings. We are going to open all portfolio committees, executive committees and council meetings to the media and the public.
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The good and great thing about NEPAD is it actually says here we are, we're standing on our own two feet as Africans. We are prepared to engage the world on the terms of the world.
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The big men and women of government live in a safe and luxurious bubble and have no idea what ordinary South Africans go through every day.
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But an ordinary reading of his remarks on the occasion - as well as camera footage of the conference - clearly indicated he was making an accusation of sabotage. He is even shown clearly using the word 'sabotage'.
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Someone is going to get left behind who can beat a Division II or Division IV kid.
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Only the DP has the guts to stand up to the ANC.
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He could do worse than to go to Delmas to see how his own government has failed its own people in its own backyard.
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It has failed to provide coverage of most DA events since the launch of our campaign in Durban on January 15.
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A climate of fear has been allowed to develop where parents are too scared to let their children attend school and of allowing them to play outside.